Welcome to In Conversation With… hosted this month by Senior Sheep and Beef Consultant Kirsten Williams. On today’s episode Kirsten is joined by Willie Budge (Senior Consultant, SAC Consulting) and Kythe Mackenzie (Veterinary Investigation Officer, SRUC). They will discuss trends from the year, what’s coming into the labs, tips on preparing for sheep inspections and how to keep meaningful records. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government.

Episode Timestamps

01.42 2024 health highlights – using them to plan for next year

04.14 Top tips for sheep inspections

08.20 Tagging records

14.00 Using records to review performance

15.19 What’s coming into the vet labs

21.16 Funded Animal Health and Welfare interventions (PSF)

24.00 Notifiable diseases and the risks to Scottish flocks

28.08 Biosecurity and quarantine

30.58 Nutrition, winter budgeting and housing

34.48 Kythe’s top tip for winter stocktake

35.58 Willie – Animal Health and Welfare Plan and benefits of up to date records

FAS Resources

Record Keeping

Growing and finishing lambs in autumn and winter

Preparing for Sustainable Farming full guidance (Animal Health and Welfare Interventions)

Cull Ewe Screening

Ice-berg Diseases in Sheep - Caseous Lymphadenitis (CLA) (youtube.com)

Ice-berg Diseases in Sheep - Maedi Visna (MV) (youtube.com)

Ice-berg Diseases in Sheep - Ovine Johnes Disease (OJD) (youtube.com)

Ice-berg Diseases in Sheep – Ovine Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma (OPA) (youtube.com)

Ice-berg Diseases in Sheep - Border Disease (BD) (youtube.com)

Iceberg Diseases In Sheep | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot) Iceberg diseases of ewes | AHDB

Other Resources

Livestock identification and traceability guidance pages sheep and goats (gov.Scot)

Ruminant Health & Welfare

Bluetongue Virus - RuminanHealth & Welfare

Iceberg diseases of ewes |...